Since 1999, generational change has seen the running of the Bongongo stud handed over to Bill, his wife Shauna and their four children Lauren, Tom, Jessica and Georgia.
The stud today runs over 700 registered breeders and is backed up by a large commercial herd. Bongongo Angus is based at “Riverview” on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River at Gobarralong (between Jugiong and Coolac). We have another property in the higher, colder country at Adjungbilly which adds balance to our operation along with “Briardale” and “Oaky Creek’ at Tumblong, south of Gundagai which all complement each other to enable us to expand our beef breeding enterprise.
Bill, a large animal veterinarian who specialises in cattle reproduction, has extensive knowledge of all levels of the breeding industry. Extensive AI & ET work continues on an annual basis with the first use of AI on our cattle back in 1974.
Particularly over the last 35 years, extensive use of AI and ET has allowed the stud to utilise genetics from New Zealand, Australia and the USA. This has been combined with performance recording (BREEDPLAN) and rigid structural assessment. This dynamic process also has to fit the basics of breeding sound functional cattle. A key objective is to ensure that Bongongo continues to breed high performance cattle suited to the Australian commercial breeder.
Since 1995  in early October the annual Bongongo Bull Sale and Commercial Female sale has been  held at “Bongongo” Adjungbilly. Despite Bill’s brothers David, John and Paul all running their separate farm businesses with their own large commercial herds, all the brothers combined to run this successful sale where they offered commercial females for sale. Sadly after much consideration the Spring 2012 sale was the final sale held at ‘Bongongo”.  It just made sense to move all our sales to “Riverview”, our home base and not cart our sale bulls to “Bongongo” on sale day.  This means the bulls will be more relaxed in their home environment.  We will hold all our Bongongo Angus sales at “Riverview”.
Bill & David Graham
Sale Bulls at Riverview
Bill & Paul Graham at Bongongo Sale
Jess, Matilda and George Graham